The North American channel, Show Time (same producer of the series "The L Word" and "Queers as folk"), confirmed the production of a series based on the story of the nightclub Studio 54. The series was called "Studio", the The only real character to be portrayed will be Steve Rubell, the legendary nightclub owner.
The series' story will focus on Steve's life and the starting point will be months before the establishment opens in April 1977. The other characters will be fictional. Chad Hodge, who is writing the series, stated that "the series is less about the history of Studio 54 and more about what New York was like in the 70s, what people wanted, the political and social issues."
To give you an idea of the importance and size of the legend that the Studio 54 nightclub became, among its patrons were Cher, Andy Warhol, Woody Allen and Elton John. And there are many stories of what happened inside. According to the producers, the entire atmosphere of debauchery, sex and drugs will be present in the series.
Well, if you're very interested in the club's history, you can run to the video store and look for the film "Studio 54". In it, the star Mike Mayers plays the nightclub owner, Steve Rubell. The production is great and worth it, what's more, it creates a realistic portrait of what it might have been like at night in that environment.
